Legal Opinion
Yell v. Garrett
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided December 26, 1972No. 2 CA-CIV 1331PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATHAWAY, Judge.
The petitioners, plaintiffs in a pending lawsuit for personal injuries arising out of an automobile accident in Cochise County, seek annulment of an order directing transfer of the suit from Pima County to Cochise County. Since a special action is an appropriate vehicle to test the correctness of a venue ruling, we assume jurisdiction. Brown v. Superior Court, 2 Ariz.App. 434, 409 P.2d 593 (1966).
On October 13, 1972, petitioners and respondent Sweeney were involved in an automobile accident in Cochise County. Sweeney, a resident of Cochise County, sustained injuries as a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Massengill v. Superior CourtCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1966
- Shields v. ShieldsMontana Supreme Court · 1943
- Tribolet v. FowlerArizona Supreme Court · 1954
- Brown v. Superior CourtCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1966
- In re Alleged Insanity of CashAppellate Court of Illinois · 1942
3Cited by4 opinions
- Ring v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1984
- Ford Motor Co. v. SUPERIOR COURT, ETC.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1979
- Haley v. Cochise County HospitalCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1976
- Apache County v. Superior CourtCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1989